ICIM is a medical association of physicians dedicated to exploring and teaching integrative treatments to help our patients. Our 60th meeting is coming up Oct. 30-Nov. 1 in Chicago. This newsletter is designed to prepare attendees and continue discussions of the education we provide.

Textbook of 'Clinical Metal Toxicology'The new, 12th edition textbook of "Clinical Metal Toxicology" by Dr. Peter Van Der Schaar is out, and it is better than ever before. Many new items were added and chapters were revised and updated with the most recent data.

By ICIM member Terry Chappell MD: Crohn's disease often triggered by antibiotic useFinally, conventional medicine is realizing that inflammatory bowel problems such as Crohn's disease can be triggered by the use of prescribed antibiotics. Dr. Ryan Ungaro from the Icahn School of Medicine in Mt. Sinai, New York identified metronidazole and quinolone antibiotics as the most common culprits, creating a condition called dysbiosis. This in turn can trigger an autoimmune response, which can make the patient very sick.

Not 'sugar pills,' nano particles found in diluted homeopathy drugsThe Times of IndiaFor all those who think homeopathy is just placebo, here is new research that debunks that and upholds the effectiveness of the branch of medicine. The study reveals that homeopathy medicine contains nano particles of the resource medicine even in its highest diluted form. This is a breakthrough and may open up vistas for advanced research in homeopathy.

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Recommended by ICIM member Robban Sica MD: ChelationRoy Heilbron, MD & C. Norman Shealy, MD, PhDAlthough EDTA chelation is generally done intravenously, there are a number of oral preparations which have some value. In addition, there are other chelating agents.

'Healing is Voltage: The Handbook,' 3rd edition paperbackBy Jerry L. Tennant Every cell in the body is designed to run at -20 to -25 millivolts. To heal, we must make new cells. To make a new cell requires -50 millivolts. Chronic disease occurs when voltage drops below -20 and/or you cannot achieve -50 millivolts to make new cells. Thus chronic disease is always defined by having low voltage. This book tells you how to measure your voltage in each organ, how to correct it, and how to determine why your voltage dropped enough to allow you to get sick.

Garry Gordon MDGarry Gordon MD is co-founder of the American College for Advancement in Medicine. He is founder/president of the International College of Advanced Longevity. With Morton Walker, DPM, Gordon co-authored The Chelation Answer. He is responsible for Peer Review for Chelation Therapy in the State of Arizona.

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